Another damaging wind event

[C-Bass]

Looks like it could be several days with out power up in moultonborough. Driving in this morning no power all the way down towards Rochester

[ishoot308]

Yup and the other side of the lake is no better with Gilford being 94% without power!

On my way in to Manchester this morning, everything was out from Gilford to Concord. The entire length of route 106 had no power at all.

I'm assuming many of the islands are without power as well, I know Welch island is out.

Dan

[bclaker]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Yup and the other side of the lake is no better with Gilford being 94% without power!

On my way in to Manchester this morning, everything was out from Gilford to Concord. The entire length of route 106 had no power at all.

I'm assuming many of the islands are without power as well, I know Welch island is out.

Dan

I live in Briarcrest on route 106 and we never lost power. Our lines are under ground and I think we may have a separate transformer.

[steve-on-mark]

So is Mark...

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[steve-on-mark]

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[steve-on-mark]

Good thing we have the puppy to help clean up!

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[webmaster]

Almost all the webcams around the lake are out this morning and presumably have no power. The only exception I noticed is the Mount's camera, which uses cell service.

[ishoot308]

I highly recommend that if you are an islander with a camera and your camera is not working to call Eversource or whoever your electric company is and report an outage.

Many islanders have left for the season and unless enough outages are reported for the island you are on, the outage may not be fixed until spring! This means no cameras and no dock ice eaters!

Dan

[webmaster]

I had some good luck last night. A friend left his trailer on Saturday for me to do my fall cleanup. Since the trailer was in my side driveway I parked in the main driveway. This morning there were several huge branches covering the trailer and the spot where my car would have been parked. Since a few of the branches were 8-10 inches thick they would have done serious damage to my car. I probably just used up all my good luck for the year!

[dpg]

To the Suissevale residents: Any power in the association? Any expected return time if it's out?

[Airedale1]

Unable to get through to Eversource using their 800 # it tells you you have a 2 minute wait time and then it dumps your call

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Airedale1

Unable to get through to Eversource using their 800 # it tells you you have a 2 minute wait time and then it dumps your call

You are much better off doing it on line... https://www.eversource.com/psnh/cust...tageLogin.aspx

Dan

[Airedale1]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

You are much better off doing it on line... https://www.eversource.com/psnh/cust...tageLogin.aspx

Dan

Thank you Dan.

[C-Bass]

Originally Posted by dpg

To the Suissevale residents: Any power in the association? Any expected return time if it's out?

Happy to report power is back on sometime before 530 last night.

[8gv]

What ever inconveniences we suffer during this brief power outage serve to remind us that we are fortunate to not be living in P.R. or some other hurricane ravaged area.

[dpg]

Originally Posted by C-Bass

Happy to report power is back on sometime before 530 last night.

Thank you C-Bass.

And..Concerning the discussion about predictability Just about every time I arrive up there for the weekend, I'd say 8 out of 10 visits the clocks are flashing because they've lost power. Why the heck is it so often up there??

[ishoot308]

Most of Gilford, (70% + or -) is still out. On my way to Manchester this morning, I would guesstimate that 60% of the businesses are still out on route 106 between Gilford and Concord.... Still a lot of work to be done.

Dan

[C-Bass]

Originally Posted by dpg

Thank you C-Bass.

And..Concerning the discussion about predictability Just about every time I arrive up there for the weekend, I'd say 8 out of 10 visits the clocks are flashing because they've lost power. Why the heck is it so often up there??

Squirrels!! This time of the year especially. I had one week were 4 out of 5 days I came home from work and the clocks were flashing. I finally called NHEC and he told me especially fall and spring the squirrels chew on the lines and cause power disruptions.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by C-Bass

Squirrels!! This time of the year especially. I had one week were 4 out of 5 days I came home from work and the clocks were flashing. I finally called NHEC and he told me especially fall and spring the squirrels chew on the lines and cause power disruptions.

I don’t believe it...I have had the flashing clock syndrome several times last week as well...blaming it on squirrels is stretching it a bit in my opinion.

[dpg]

Yeah I don't believe that story either I actually have more at home in Mass than I see locally up there and haven't lost power at home in a good year and a half. Of course now I went and jinxed myself. Perhaps Mass squirrels don't like power lines.

[TiltonBB]

I think that there are a lot more trees in NH that lean on wires and in many cases either short or break the wires. A quick flicker in the power may set your clocks and other appliances into reset mode. I know the power companies pay a lot of money for tree trimming during the summer to remove branches that could affect the wires. However, they can't trim them all. I would believe tree branches are causing most problems before I would believe it was squirrels.

[SIKSUKR]

Tree trimming in this case had little to do with all the outages. Hundreds upon hundreds of downed trees. Almost as bad as hurricane Irene. Nothing can be done to prevent this unless every powerline is under ground. This is a statewide problem from Canada to Mass. And thats just us. A good part of the northeast had the same damage so line crews are limited to move to other zones to help. If you want to see how you compare with what you think your area got then look at this outage map for Eversource. You might feel your not the neglected customer.
https://www.eversource.com/psnh/outage/mobile.aspx

[TriDad]

Power back ON in Gilford near Dockham Shores. ~1pm on 10/31

[JEEPONLY]

I have spoken, more than once, to some that work for power companies in this area, about preventive tree trimming. The response has always been that they don't do anything (cutting down trees, branches, etc.) until there is a problem.

If I understand Tilton BB, they have come to help, in advance.

Who don't I know?

[smith point boater]

Power (and cable etc) came back on overnite

[sum-r breeze]

Originally Posted by JEEPONLY

I have spoken, more than once, to some that work for power companies in this area, about preventive tree trimming. The response has always been that they don't do anything (cutting down trees, branches, etc.) until there is a problem.

If I understand Tilton BB, they have come to help, in advance.

Who don't I know?

Last Fall I think.... the Eversource tree crews were cutting everything back all along Rte11B everywhere the power lines are stretched from the Weirs all the way to Patrick's in Gilford. So they do cut some of the trees away.

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

[ApS]

Originally Posted by JEEPONLY

I have spoken, more than once, to some that work for power companies in this area, about preventive tree trimming. The response has always been that they don't do anything (cutting down trees, branches, etc.) until there is a problem. If I understand Tilton BB, they have come to help, in advance. Who don't I know?

It appears trees "support one another" when in a woodsy environment.

Makes sense to me. When a major tree-cutter visited my part of the woods, he cut out most of the marketable trees. A week after he left, a windstorm took out nearly everything he'd left behind.

The same extent of damage—all around this scene.

.

[MAXUM]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

I highly recommend that if you are an islander with a camera and your camera is not working to call Eversource or whoever your electric company is and report an outage.

Many islanders have left for the season and unless enough outages are reported for the island you are on, the outage may not be fixed until spring! This means no cameras and no dock ice eaters!

Dan

We got the NHEC out on Bear and they know when the power is out one of the nice benefits of having those smart meters.

[dogma]

Just looked at co-op site. Update..short on line crews..lots of trees down. Substations out. Could be few days. So question is what restaurants are open?

[tummyman]

Ok, I understand storms can be totally unpredictable. But this is now the second major storm where Moultonborough essentially had all its residents without power. This afternoon, a substantial number were back on line and to NHEC we all say thanks. BUT, it also seems to me that the BOS should invite NHEC in for a sit down to discuss why we seem to be having either transmission or substation issues. I recall that NHEC was going to do things to back feed services from two different directions to avoid these situations. Whatever happened seems to have not worked in this storm.

[TiltonBB]

I am not sure why you think your town would be any different than the rest of New Hampshire. Over 300,000 homes in NH lost power and it may be several days before it is restored. According to Eversource as of 7 PM Gilford had 94% without power and Laconia had 54% without power.

The good news is the crews are not fighting snow and ice to repair the damaged equipment and wires so it should be a faster process. Another thing to remember is the revenue stream for the power companies stops when the meters are not spinning so the companies have a vested interest in restoring service quickly.

If the power companies geared up to be able to respond instantly to every storm I don't think we would be too happy with our electric bills.

[tummyman]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

I am not sure why you think your town would be any different than the rest of New Hampshire. Over 300,000 homes in NH lost power and it may be several days before it is restored. According to Eversource as of 7 PM Gilford had 94% without power and Laconia had 54% without power.

The good news is the crews are not fighting snow and ice to repair the damaged equipment and wires so it should be a faster process. Another thing to remember is the revenue stream for the power companies stops when the meters are not spinning so the companies have a vested interest in restoring service quickly.

If the power companies geared up to be able to respond instantly to every storm I don't think we would be too happy with our electric bills.

When there are very high outages...say 80+%, it usually is a transmission or sub station issue. My only point was to determine why these issues exist and what, if any corrective actions are planned. I was not trying to say my town was any different than others.

[ishoot308]

I’m in Gilford and we just received an automated call from Eversource telling us it could be a few days before power is restored.

Loving that on demand generator right now!!

Dan

[welch-time]

We’re currently on Welch closing the camp (until Wednesday). Last night was pretty rough out here. We’re on the north side so we had some protection from the wind. Must have been brutal on the S+E sides. I’ve got a small generator for the fridge and pump. Just walked out to the dock and it’s very strange seeing darkness on all the surrounding shorelines.

Mark

[Lake Fan]

Just got out to Whortleberry. No power. Rough ride over. Time for a single malt by the fire.

[steve-on-mark]

Neighbor had the big pine near her dock come down, but on the bright side I can now see Gunstock Mt. from my beach. Does this mean we'll be assessed an additional " view tax" ?

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[upthesaukee]

Almost a case of which came first, the chicken or the egg. A logical thing(you & me) is that the wind increased in speed, causing high wave action and the boat lines to snap, causing the boat to damage the dock. Without the wind, there would not have been wave action and the boat lines would not have snapped. The proximate cause of the damage was the wind. Good luck.

Dave

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[upthesaukee]

Quick question. I have an Android tablet and cannot open the link to see the pictures. Get to an icloud page with all sorts of info about icloud, including how to download a bunch of Apple stuff and to a PC. Am i missing something? Dio b want to hijack the thread over a link to pictures. Just would like to see them.
Dave

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[MAXUM]

Looks like another big blow is due tomorrow - in fact I was out on Bear and decided with the wind forecast I'd play it safe and head off before it comes.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EST FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect from 4 AM to 8 PM EST Friday.

* Winds...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Early Friday morning through early Friday evening.

* Impacts...Downed trees and branches as well as scattered power
outages.

That may finish off some trees that may have just barely survived the last storm. Here we go again!

[Gatto Nero]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Quick question. I have an Android tablet and cannot open the link to see the pictures. Get to an icloud page with all sorts of info about icloud, including how to download a bunch of Apple stuff and to a PC. Am i missing something? Dio b want to hijack the thread over a link to pictures. Just would like to see them.
Dave

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I'm afraid I can't really help you on this one. Everything I own is Apple. I would have assumed anybody could see it because it's just a URL. Maybe another Android user has some advice.